# cveboard — Historical CVE brief

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Fix information unknown; no fixed version is derived here. Missing information does not prove that no fix exists.
Exploitation unknown; this catalogue does not assess exploitation.

## Source facts (JSON-quoted data)
CNA source text (English)
id: "CVE-2020-8340"
idYear: 2020
status: "PUBLISHED"
publishedAt: "2020-09-15T14:20:17.653Z"
updatedAt: "2024-09-17T01:25:37.689Z"
importedAt: "2026-10-24T01:56:21.187Z"
snapshot: {"id":"cve_2026-10-24_midnight_baseline","at":"2026-10-24T00:00:00.000Z","source":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/releases/tag/cve_2026-10-24_0100Z"}
url: "https://cveboard.org/cve/CVE-2020-8340"
json: "https://cveboard.org/cve/CVE-2020-8340.json"
sourceURL: "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-8340"
title: null
summary: "A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability was discovered in the legacy IBM and Lenovo System x IMM2 (Integrated Management Module 2), prior to version 5.60, embedded Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) web interface during an internal security review. This vulnerability could allow JavaScript code to be executed in the user's web browser if the user is convinced to visit a crafted URL, possibly through phishing. Successful exploitation requires specific knowledge about the user’s network to be included in the crafted URL. Impact is limited to the normal access restrictions and permissions of the user clicking the crafted URL, and subject to the user being able to connect to and already being authenticated to IMM2 or other systems. The JavaScript code is not executed on IMM2 itself."
affected: [{"versions":[{"version":"unspecified","status":"affected","versionType":"custom","lessThan":"5.60"}],"vendor":"Lenovo","product":"System x IMM2 firmware for: x240, Machine Types: 7162, 2588;  x440, Machine Type 7167, 2590 ; x3750 M4, Machine Type: 8753 ;  x3250 M6, Machine type 3633, 3943 ; nx360 M5, Machine type 5465, 5467 ;  x280/x480/x880 X6 , Machine Type 7196, 4258 ; x3850 X6 and x3950 X6, Machine type 6241    ; x3550 M5, Machine Type 5463, 8869 ; x3650 M5, Machine Type 5462, 8871; x3500 M5, Machine Type 5464, 5478"},{"versions":[{"version":"unspecified","status":"affected","versionType":"custom","lessThan":"5.61"}],"vendor":"Lenovo","product":"System x IMM2 firmware for x240 M5, Machine Types: 9532, 2591"},{"versions":[{"version":"unspecified","status":"affected","versionType":"custom","lessThan":"5.60"}],"vendor":"IBM","product":"System x IMM2 firmware"}]

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